"Read" and "red".
One of its homophones is : the present tense "read" (reed) has a long E sound. The past tense of read (red) has a short E sound.
"Read" where the "ea" sounds like "ee" (pronounced as "reed") is the present tense form of the verb meaning to look at and comprehend written words. "Read" where the "ea" sounds like "eh" (pronounced as "red") is the past tense form of the verb that carries the same meaning. These two forms are homophones, as they are pronounced the same but have different meanings.
red = the color read = the past tense of read
Wanted to read is the past tense of wants to read.
The past tense of "hurry" is "hurried", the past tense of "read" is "read", and the past tense of "shout" is "shouted".
Read is an irregular verb. The simple past tense is also "read".So, I read in the past tense is also I read.However, in the past tense, "read" is pronounced like "red".
The past tense of "read" is "read," pronounced as "red." The present tense of "read" is also "read," pronounced as "reed." The difference lies in pronunciation, not spelling.
The past tense is read, but it is pronounced red.
I read the book yesterday.
Yes and no. 'Red' generally refers to the color but although it is spelled the same way in both tenses, when being used in the past tense, the word 'read' is pronounced the same way as the word 'red'.
The past tense of the verb to read is read (pronounced red).The past form is "is reading" or "are reading" is was reading or were reading.(This is the past continuous tense.)
The past tense of read is "read" pronounced as red,not reed.